Florida Statute 61.505 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.505

61.505 Application to Indian tribes.—

(1) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child, as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. ss. 1901 et seq., is not subject to this part to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.

(2) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for purposes of applying ss. 61.501-61.523.

(3) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this part must be recognized and enforced under ss. 61.524-61.540.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.

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Total Results: 2

MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Bellsouth Telecommunications Inc.

298 F.3d 1269, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 15467, 2002 WL 1732800

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 26, 2002 | Docket: 397425

Cited 14 times | Published

at 1668-79. Thus, the Court upheld 47 C.F.R. § 61.505(b)(1) as a valid and binding regulation. As such

Billie v. Stier

141 So. 3d 584, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5920, 2014 WL 1613661

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 2014 | Docket: 60241951

Published

Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). Additionally, Section 61.505, Florida Statutes (2012), states that a custody